Re: can't access databases publisher 2002
- From: "Mary Sauer" <mary-sauer@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 13:03:16 -0400
Do you have Access? Can you open the database file in Works? Can you export it?
There is a query in the Works newsgroup similar to yours, the poster said he
solved the database issue by adding fields in the mail merge wizard.
Look at the Works newsgroup. The thread is dated March 19 by Baffled06.
http://support.microsoft.com/newsgroups/default.aspx?dg=microsoft.public.works.win&tid=1375557b-36cc-413e-bf62-1230ef327824
I don't have Works on my computer
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"Eric" <Eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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Thank you for your response. First: The database files I am trying to
access from Publisher 2002 reside on my hard drive. I have made sure the
attributes are not read only. The error message for accessing a works
database (.wdb) is "Office cannot merge information from this file. Please
verify this is a valid works file." If I try to open an access file I get a
dialog box called "Data Link Properties". If I click OK I get "This
operation cannot be completed because of dialog or database engine failures.
Please try again later." If I click "test connection" instead I get "Test
connection failed because of an error initializing provider. Catastrophic
error." I have tried to update the MDAC and I get "MDAC 2.8 RTM is
incompatible with this version of Windows. All of its features are currently
part of Windows." I am running Xp Media Center Edition 2002. I have Office
SP3 installed. I ran the component checker and I get "Mdac 2.8 SP1 on
windows XP SP2" as matched. I called tech support and they spent 30 minutes
in control of my computer. They gave up and refunded me my $35. They said
they "escalated" the issue. I wonder if it is my version of XP that is the
problem?
Eric
"Mary Sauer" wrote:
What is your error? Where is your data? If it is on a removable media source
you
cannot merge a read only file. Copy it over to your hard drive. Right-click
the
data source, and then click Properties. On the General tab, click to clear
the
Read-only check box for attributes.
It would be helpful to know the details of your error.
Have you installed the service pack for Office XP?
Office XP Service Pack 3 (SP3)
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=85af7bfd-6f69-4289-8bd1-eb966bcdfb5e&DisplayLang=en
Have you downloaded the component checker to see if you have any MDAC
components
mismatched?
MDAC Utility: Component Checker
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=8f0a8df6-4a21-4b43-bf53-14332ef092c9&DisplayLang=en
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"Eric" <Eric@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote in message
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I, too, get the errors stating ...because of dialog or database engine
failures. I cannot open works or Access files. I tried the fixes to the
MDAC
and Jet to no avail. I wonder if all us with the problem are running XP
Media Center Edition? Any cure? Does 2003 publisher fix this?
.
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